DT11 7SD postcode in Blandford Forum, Dorset
DT11 7SD is a postcode in Blandford Forum, in the Blandford ward of Dorset. It is in the North Dorset parliamentary constituency and the Dorset police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.
Where DT11 7SD is, and what is near it
- DT11 7SD
- Other postcodes in DT11 7: press one for its page
- 3 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 2 GP practices
- 10 bus stops
- Further out, with the distance
Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 50.8608, longitude -2.1510)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
Who looks after DT11 7SD?
- DorsetCouncil, for all local services Dorset: bins, council tax, planning
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around DT11 7SD Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- DorsetPolice force area
- North DorsetParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Simon Hoare (Conservative), as Parliament lists them. Contact Simon Hoare
ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.
Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.
What broadband can you get at DT11 7SD?
Every home and business at DT11 7SD can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.
Share of homes and businesses that can get it
Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)
Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
When are the bins collected at DT11 7SD?
BinDayBuddy has not read Dorset Council's days for DT11 7SD today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.
Check the bin days for DT11 7SD on BinDayBuddySource: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it
Is DT11 7SD at risk of flooding?
From rivers and the sea, long term
Low riskThe Environment Agency counts 66 homes and businesses at DT11 7SD. 43 are in an area at low risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.
High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.
Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
From surface water, across Dorset
The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for DT11 7SD: 4,861 properties in Dorset are at high risk (1.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Dorset
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Flood warnings
The centre of DT11 7SD is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 07:04 on 24 October 2026.
- Groundwater flooding in the Cranborne Chase areaFlood alert areaIts warnings on GOV.UK: Groundwater flooding in the Cranborne Chase area
- Middle Stour and tributariesFlood alert areaIts warnings on GOV.UK: Middle Stour and tributaries
Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 07:04 on 24 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these
What do homes sell for near DT11 7SD?
Homes in DT11 7 sold for a typical £267,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 133 sales, up 1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £415,000 32 sales
- Semi-detached £340,000 25 sales
- Terraced £247,500 51 sales
- Flat or maisonette £130,000 25 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole DT11 district: a typical £345,000 from 334 sales.
How we work this out: house prices by postcodeSource: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Homes sold in DT11 7SD
HM Land Registry records 7 standard sales of homes in DT11 7SD from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 31 July 2026. The middle sale was £377,500, from £308,000 to £395,000. Across DT11 7, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £267,500. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.
- £328,00020 Downside Close
- £380,00053 Downside Close
- £380,00075 Downside Close
- £395,00057 Downside Close
- £377,50073 Downside Close
- £308,00047 Downside Close
- £350,00021 Downside Close
Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What council tax band are homes near DT11 7SD?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 880 homes in the neighbourhood around DT11 7SD. The largest share of them, 36%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (47%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
Band D in Dorset for 2026‑27: £2,765. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,843 (band A) to £3,994 (band F); band C, the most common, is £2,458.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 20 (2%) | £1,843 |
| Band B | about 230 (26%) | £2,151 |
| Band C | about 320 (36%) | £2,458 |
| Band D | about 210 (24%) | £2,765 |
| Band E | about 80 (9%) | £3,379 |
| Band F | about 20 (2%) | £3,994 |
| Band G | withheld | £4,608 |
| Band H | fewer than 5 | £5,530 |
When the homes were built
- Withheld Before 1900
- 2% 1900 to 1918
- 7% 1919 to 1939
- 19% 1945 to 1964
- 47% 1965 to 1982
- 13% 1983 to 1999
- 3% 2000 to 2009
- 9% 2010 to 2019
- None 2020 or later
2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.
Averages for Dorset before discounts, not any one home's bill.
Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of DT11 7SD is in (ONS area E01020437), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which schools are near DT11 7SD?
The nearest open schools to DT11 7SD, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it
Where is the nearest station to DT11 7SD?
The nearest railway station to the centre of DT11 7SD is Holton Heath Rail Station, 17.4 km away in a straight line.
- Holton Heath Rail Station Railway station 17.4 kmDrive
- Hamworthy Rail Station Railway station 17.7 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
10 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Downside Close, 80 m away.
More stations near DT11 7SD, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near DT11 7SD?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of DT11 7SD, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.
- The Blandford Group Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Outstanding CQC report November 2025 · Phone 01258 452501 1.0 kmWalk
- Milton Abbas Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Outstanding CQC report September 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 01258 880210 9.7 kmDrive
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Where can I charge an electric car near DT11 7SD?
OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of DT11 7SD on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.
See more chargers on Open Charge MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near DT11 7SD?
The nearest to the centre of DT11 7SD, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Diplomat Dental Care 750 mWalk
- Mr Nigel Jones - East Street Phone 01258 452522 850 mWalk
- ADMECS Healthcare Limited Phone 07722 807922 850 mWalk
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which hospitals are nearest to DT11 7SD?
The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.
- Blandford Community Hospital 1.2 kmCycle
- Victoria Hospital, Wimborne 12.7 kmDrive
Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which care homes are near DT11 7SD?
The nearest care homes to the centre of DT11 7SD, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Castleman House Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2025 · Phone 01258 452315 750 mWalk
- Castleman Plus 750 mWalk
- Whitecliffe House Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report May 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 01258 450011 1.1 kmWalk
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which pharmacies are near DT11 7SD?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of DT11 7SD, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.
- Blandford Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9am to 1:15pm, 2:15pm to 5:30pm; Sat 9am to 4pm; Sun closed · Phone 01258 452619 1.0 kmWalk
- Boots, 10-14 Salisbury Street Mon to Fri 9am to 6pm; Sat 9am to 5:30pm; Sun closed · Phone 01258 452824 1.1 kmWalk
Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.
Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which vets are near DT11 7SD?
The nearest vets to the centre of DT11 7SD on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Damory Veterinary Clinic 600 mWalk
- Friars Moor Veterinary Clinic 1.6 kmCycle
- Friars Moor 12.8 kmDrive
OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Is DT11 7SD in a conservation area?
The centre of DT11 7SD is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.
Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How much crime is there near DT11 7SD?
Police.uk records 92 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of DT11 7SD in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: other theft 2, drugs 2, vehicle crime 1, bicycle theft 1, possession of weapons 1.
Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.
Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for DT11 7SD
- Ward
- Blandford
- Parish
- Blandford Forum
- Region
- South West
- Country
- England
- Built-up area
- Blandford Forum
- Rural or urban
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- In use since
- January 1980
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
Where to check what we do not hold
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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